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  • March 2008

    • Boring Britney Bad for Business

      Access Hollywood  |  Mar 22, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      Boring Britney Bad for Business

      (Newser) - Now that she's under dad's control, the world of Britney Spears seems to be a lot more stable these days—good news for those concerned about her well-being but not so good for the paparazzi. She's long been a cash cow for tabloids, but now photographers are getting tired of hanging around waiting for something, anything, to happen, Access Hollywood writes. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • tabloids  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • Jamie Spears  • photographers

    • Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital

      E! Online  |  Mar 1, 08 8:51 AM CST

      Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital

      (Newser) - A helicopter whisked Naomi Campbell away from waiting paparazzi at a Brazil hospital after a successful operation to remove a cyst from her abdomen, E! Online reports. Doctors, including one of Brazil's top specialists, say the British supermodel is "completely cured" following the emergency surgery. Campbell, 37, is a frequent visitor to Brazil. More »

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      celebrity  • Brazil  • surgery  • paparazzi  • hospital  • supermodel  • Naomi Campbell  • gynecology

  • February 2008

    • LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 21, 08 11:04 AM CST

      LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

      (Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All four men face up to a year in prison and $1,000 in fines. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Britney Spears  • media  • Lindsay Lohan  • paparazzi  • gossip  • tabloids  • TMZ  • photographers  • Harvey Levin

    • Court Nixes Gag Order in Britney Case

      People  |  Feb 19, 08 3:35 PM CST

      Court Nixes Gag Order in Britney Case

      (Newser) - Britney Spears will get no help from LA's family court in dodging the paparazzi, People reports. The commissioner overseeing her custody case today declined her lawyers' request for a gag order. Spears' legal team had requested a media blackout because the hordes of photographers were "dangerous" to the troubled singer "physically and emotionally." More »

    • Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

      New York Times  |  Feb 17, 08 8:39 AM CST

      Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

      (Newser) - There's a clear gender disparity in the obsessive media coverage of celebrity meltdowns, writes the New York Times. Just compare the relative restraint Entertainment Tonight exercised in holding back a video of Heath Ledger doing drugs with the news outlet gusto that greets the latest Amy Winehouse or Lindsay Lohan misbehavior. Or compare Kiefer Sutherland's jail stint to Paris Hilton's. More »

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      Britney Spears  • media  • Paris Hilton  • Heath Ledger  • Lindsay Lohan  • paparazzi  • Amy Winehouse  • Owen Wilson  • Kiefer Sutherland

    • Brit's Parents Fear Her Life's 'At Risk'

      Associated Press  |  Feb 7, 08 7:15 AM CST

      Brit's Parents Fear Her Life's 'At Risk'

      (Newser) - Britney Spears' parents are terrified of the potentially life-threatening consequences of their daughter's release against the recommendations of her psychiatrist from UCLA Medical Center, where she was being treated for mental problems. "We are deeply concerned and believe her life is at risk," said the singer's parents, who charged that a court order giving Spears' father control of her affairs had been "blatantly" disregarded. More »

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      Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • Jamie Spears  • Lynne Spears  • Beverly Hills Hotel  • mental breakdown

    • Brit's Dad Gets Control Until Valentine's Day

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 5, 08 6:20 AM CST

      Brit's Dad Gets Control Until Valentine's Day

      (Newser) - A California court has extended control over the affairs of troubled pop star Britney Spears to her father until February 14, reports the Los Angeles Times . The judge also appointed a physician to report on Spears' mental condition at a hearing next week. The singer is currently at UCLA Medical Center undergoing a 14-day evaluation and treatment following months of increasingly erratic behavior. A lawyer claiming to represent Britney challenged the order, saying it would cause her "further distress." More »

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      Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • Jamie Spears  • Sam Lufti

    • LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 2, 08 6:09 AM CST

      LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi

      (Newser) - A Los Angeles councilman is pushing for a "personal safety zone" for celebs after a 12-cop police escort—cost to the city, $25,000—was needed to get Britney Spears past paparazzi to a hospital this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Councilman Dennis Zine said camera-toting hoards present a real danger. "We are in a celebrity town," he said. "Celebrities have a right to live in peace and freedom." More »

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      Hollywood  • Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • law  • photographers

    • Kin, Cops' Secret 'Drill' Got Brit to Psych Ward

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 1, 08 6:39 AM CST

      Kin, Cops' Secret 'Drill' Got Brit to Psych Ward

      (Newser) - Family arrangements with police to get troubled pop star Britney Spears into UCLA Medical Center for an enforced 72-hour psychiatric evaluation yesterday unfolded with almost military precision, reports the Los Angeles Times . Spears' parents, convinced their daughter is suffering from serious mental health problems, had been talking to LA police officials for days to plan the operation. The final convoy accompanying the pop star to the hospital cost the city $25,000. More »

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      Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • Kevin Federline  • mental health

  • January 2008

    • Brangelina Snooper Busted

      E! Online  |  Jan 31, 08 4:15 AM CST

      Brangelina Snooper Busted

      (Newser) - A man calling himself a freelance reporter was arrested outside Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Hollywood Hills home yesterday, reports E! News. The pair weren't home at the time, but their housekeeper called the cops after noticing a car blocking their driveway and a man asking people which house belonged to Pitt. The 25-year-old man, who was not identified by police, was taken into custody. More »

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      Hollywood  • Angelina Jolie  • paparazzi  • Brad Pitt

    • Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy

      Associated Press  |  Jan 29, 08 11:57 AM CST

      Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy

      (Newser) - Whether she's flouncing out of a courthouse or wigging out on hospital staffers, pop star Britney Spears and her antics are creating their own celebrity media economy, the AP reports. For OK! magazine, the "Spears industry" helped double revenue in 2007 to $51 million. "We're on constant Britney alert," said an editor. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • tabloids

    • Therapists Want End to Britney Diagnoses

      Associated Press  |  Jan 24, 08 8:20 PM CST

      Therapists Want End to Britney Diagnoses

      (Newser) - The media loves to publish experts' diagnoses of Britney Spears, but assessing a patient's mental condition from gossip columns is irresponsible—and it's giving therapists a bad rep, concluded some professionals at an American Psychoanalytic Association summit. "Brains don't have a checkbox," one analyst told the AP, but some media outlets say such opinions are essential to coverage. More »

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      Britney Spears  • media  • paparazzi  • psychology  • mental illness  • psychiatry  • bipolar disorder  • therapist

    • Judge Rules Britney Still Can't See Kids

      People  |  Jan 14, 08 8:50 PM CST

      Judge Rules Britney Still Can't See Kids

      (Newser) - Britney Spears won't regain the right to see her kids anytime soon, a judge ruled late today after she missed a custody hearing, People reports. Ex-husband Kevin Federline's lawyer refused to characterize the ruling against restoring visitation as a victory; he said K-Fed hopes "he will be able to parent the children at some point in the future with participation from the mother." More »

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      Britney Spears  • paparazzi  • Kevin Federline

  • December 2007

    • Photographer Sues Pierce Brosnan

      E! Online  |  Dec 12, 07 7:18 AM CST

      Photographer Sues Pierce Brosnan

      (Newser) - A freelance photographer is suing Pierce Brosnan for assault, battery and negligence, claiming the actor “suddenly and without warning” attacked him in an October altercation, E! News reports. The complaint charges the confrontation in a Malibu parking lot caused “severe physical and emotional pain and injuries, including bruised ribs.” Representatives for Brosnan have not commented on the allegations. More »

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      celebrity  • paparazzi  • Pierce Brosnan

  • November 2007

    • Beatle's Wife Furious Over Paul's New Girl

      New York Post  |  Nov 8, 07 12:50 PM CST

      Beatle's Wife Furious Over Paul's New Girl

      (Newser) - When paparazzi caught Paul McCartney smooching millionaire heiress Nancy Shevell last weekend in the Hamptons, Heather Mills told the press her soon-to-be-ex-husband could do whatever he wanted. But in a private call, she let the former Beatle have it, a friend told the Mirror. "Heather demanded to know what the hell he was up to," the pal said. More »

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      paparazzi  • Beatles  • Paul McCartney  • Heather Mills  • Nancy Shevell

  • October 2007

    • US Surf Champ Scuffles With Israeli Paparazzi

      Associated Press  |  Oct 21, 07 12:00 PM CDT

      US Surf Champ Scuffles With Israeli Paparazzi

      (Newser) - A camera-shy Florida surfing champ with super model in tow was detained and released following a row with photographers in Israel, reports AP. Eight-time world champion Kelly Slater was spotted outside a hotel near Tel Aviv with model Bar Refaeli; when photogs started snapping, Slater pushed them, police said. A similar incident occurred earlier this year when Refaeli was spotted with former beau Leonardo DiCaprio, and the actor's bodyguards scuffled with paparazzi. More »

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      Israel  • Middle East  • paparazzi  • peace  • surfing

    • Inquest Sees Pics of Dying Diana

      BBC  |  Oct 11, 07 1:29 PM CDT

      Inquest Sees Pics of Dying Diana

      (Newser) - As one attorney blasted paparazzi for having "no compunction about taking photos of the victims," police showed an inquest jury those same images of Princess Diana as she lay dying inside her crumpled car. The coroner ruled that the photos, many of them close-ups of the wounded princess, would not be released to the public, the BBC reports. More »

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      paparazzi  • Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed

    • Judge Orders Britney Booked

      Associated Press  |  Oct 10, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Judge Orders Britney Booked

      (Newser) - An LA judge yesterday ordered police to book Britney Spears before her Oct. 25 trial on charges that she smashed into a parked car, inspected her damage, then left the scene as paparazzi filmed away—all sans license. Spears’ lawyer said the beleaguered star will go down to the station to have her fingerprints and mugshot taken, the AP reports, but wasn’t sure when. More »

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      Britney Spears  • paparazzi

    • William Lashes Out at Paparazzi

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 6, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      William Lashes Out at Paparazzi

      (Newser) - Prince William blasted the paparazzi after they "aggressively" pursued him and his girlfriend in a high-speed car chase in the wee hours, the Guardian reports. The chase comes just days after the beginning of an inquest into the death of Princess Diana under similar circumstances. The prince's spokesman called the timing "incomprehensible." More »

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      England  • paparazzi  • British royals  • Princess Diana  • Prince William  • Kate Middleton

  • September 2007

    • 'Gotcha' Site TMZ Goes to TV

      Radar  |  Sep 23, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      'Gotcha' Site TMZ Goes to TV

      (Newser) - TMZ, the celebrity gossip site that specializes in the self-destructive antics of starlets and B-list celebs, is taking its exuberantly trashy act to TV. No surprise: its 9 million unique visitors in June make it the No. 1 entertainment news site. The surprise, Radar says, is that a major media conglomerate—in this case Time Warner—can (and is willing to) score in the down-and-dirty world of celebrity gotchas and scooplets. More »

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      Internet  • Paris Hilton  • Lindsay Lohan  • paparazzi  • gossip  • TMZ  • Mel Gibson  • Alec Baldwin  • Harvey Levin

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